Arts+Ideas Seattle Jewish Film Festival

01/01/2025

On this seventh night of Hanukkah, we look back at the light you shared with us throughout the 2024 calendar year. Here are top 10 moments (based on your social media reactions) from 2024. Thank you for making the J the Puget Sound’s most open and welcoming community-centered Jewish organization.
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The pics:
1. ECS Pancake Breakfast
2. Purim Carnival
3. Schools Out J Camp Spring Break
4. Community Yom Ha'Atzmaut celebration
5. CEO Amy Lavin participation in Megan Rapinoe jersey retirement
6. 2025 Seattle Jewish Film Festival
7. Sunday Smiles - fun on a January Sunday
8. Summer J Camp Week Two
9. Summer J Camp Week Nine
10. Hamantaschen Baking
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12/31/2024

It's and on this sixth night of Hanukkah, we can't stop thinking about our annual Hanukkah Concert + Celebration. This year Dan Nichols and his band Eighteen had the J dancing! Enjoy these pic. Happy Hanukkah!

12/23/2024

Coming up in Arts + Ideas in 2025: Cookbook talk + tasting with Rachel Belle on Feb. 2. Dive your taste buds into this stylish, palate-pleasing cookbook of 45 global fusion recipes featuring tahini, from this James Beard Award finalist. Tickets >> https://sjcc.org/event/rachel-belle-open-sesame-cookbook-talk-tasting/

12/22/2024

Coming up in Arts + Ideas in 2025: Paco Díez in Concert on Jan. 26! Join the SJCC and Seattle Sephardic Network for a captivating evening with award-winning Spanish musician Paco Díez, an exceptional ambassador for Judeo-Spanish and Sephardic culture and music, presented in partnership with Seattle Sephardic Network. Tickets >> https://sjcc.org/event/paco-diez-in-concert/

12/21/2024

12/21/2024

THANK YOU Mercer Island Reporter and Andy Nystrom for a wonderful article about our recent Off Broadway production of "I'm Not A Comedian... I'm LENNY BRUCE," starring/written by Ronnie Marmo directed by Tony-winning Joe Montegna. Marmo was incredible as Lenny Bruce, followed by his timely conversation with Seattle University Law School Professor Skover, author of "The Trials of Lenny Bruce," about first amendment speech and freedom of expression.

Learn more about upcoming shows at www.sjcc.org/arts and view the shows Facebook album here.

Theatre 68
Seattle University
Stroum Jewish Community Center of Greater Seattle

Freedom of speech was a vital element of one-man play: “Lenny’s voice now is needed more than ever.”

12/18/2024

We are excited to announce the SJCC and our Arts + Ideas program has been awarded a 4Culture Doors Open grant! With this support, it will allow the J to build connections across our region, amplify the profound impact of the arts and foster community through stories and conversations that provoke thought and celebrate the richness of Jewish culture. We are deeply grateful to 4Culture and the leaders throughout our community who worked tirelessly to pass the Doors Open legislation. Read more >> https://www.4culture.org/doors-open-first-grants/

12/16/2024

Thanks to all who celebrated with us today! So good to come together with Dan Nichols & Eighteen on stage at the J for our Hanukkah Concert. From arts + crafts to amazing music, great day indeed! Thanks to our partners Camp Solomon Schechter and URJ Camp Kalsman for helping make this day possible.

12/15/2024

Hey everyone, Dan Nichols Hanukkah Concert (rehearsing) is at the J at 4 PM today! Come on over and grab your tickets at www.sjcc.org. Doors open at 3 PM for Hanukkah crafts and show 4 PM, bring the whole family! thx URJ Camp Kalsman and Camp Solomon Schechter

12/11/2024

Get Your Passes + Save! Celebrate Seattle Jewish Film Festival's 30th Anniversary (Mar. 22 – Apr. 6) with an exclusive early bird special! Purchase your SJFF 2025 Full Pass and Red Carpet Oscars Party Ticket (Mar. 2) now—at 2024 prices! Offer ends Dec. 31. Buy today >> https://seattlejff.org/

12/10/2024

It was a busy day at the J. We gathered for cookie decorating and Hanukkah stories. 🍪 We got ready for Dinky Dunkers with our basketball clinic. 🏀 And we gave a standing ovation following an amazing performance of "I'm Not a Comedian... I'm LENNY BRUCE." 🎭 Here are some 📷 pics from an amazing day at the J!

12/09/2024

Counting down the days to our annual Hanukkah Concert + Celebration 🕎 One week to go, and this year, we have a special treat! Join us for a soul-stirring performance by Dan Nichols and his band Eighteen, the creators of anthems like "Chazak" and "Sweet As Honey"!
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Come early to engage in hands-on Hanukkah crafts and much more fun for the whole family! Want to create unforgettable memories? There will be CD sales and opportunities for photos with the band post-show
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Tickets & details right here 👉 https://sjcc.org/event/hanukkah-concert-celebration-dan-nichols-eighteen/

12/06/2024

The J is the place to be this Sunday! Captivating one-man show chronicling the life + struggles of Lenny Bruce, the groundbreaking comedy legend + counter-cultural hero who fought for free speech all the way to the Supreme Court. Tickets >> https://sjcc.org/event/im-not-a-comedian-im-lenny-bruce/ I'm Not A Comedian, I'm Lenny Bruce (Theatre 68) is brought to life by award-winning director Joe Mantegna and written/performed by Ronnie Marmo - Actor/Director

Captivating one-man show chronicling the life + struggles of Lenny Bruce, the groundbreaking comedy legend + counter-cultural hero who fought for free speech all the way to the Supreme Court.

12/05/2024

Celebrate Seattle Jewish Film Festival's 30th Anniversary with an exclusive early bird special! Purchase your SJFF 2025 Full Pass and Red Carpet Oscars Party Ticket now—available at 2024 prices! Offer ends Dec. 31. Get your passes now for the 2025 SJFF (Mar. 22-Apr. 6, 2025) >> https://seattlejff.org/box-office/

12/02/2024

A personal invite from playwright and actor Ronnie Marmo to join us in one week for critically acclaimed off Broadway show "I’m Not A Comedian… I’m LENNY BRUCE." Brought to life by award-winning director Joe Mantegna and written and performed Marmo, the performance is a beautifully staged theatrical production that has wowed critics and audiences across the country and off-Broadway. One night only . Get tickets >> https://sjcc.org/event/im-not-a-comedian-im-lenny-bruce/

11/27/2024

Coming Dec. 8: "I'm Not A Comedian... I'm LENNY BRUCE." Captivating one-man show chronicling the life + struggles of Lenny Bruce, the groundbreaking comedy legend + counter-cultural hero who fought for free speech all the way to the Supreme Court. Tickets >> https://sjcc.org/event/im-not-a-comedian-im-lenny-bruce/